MarketWatch, a leading publisher of business and financial news, offers users up-to-the minute news, investment tools, and subscription products. http://www.marketwatch.com/ en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:24 GMT 60 https://www.marketwatch.com/rss/marketwatch.gif http://www.marketwatch.com/ WP-MKTW-0005190212 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to calm markets is being short-circuited. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/treasury-rout-restarts-one-day-after-bessents-beefed-up-buyback-plan-972766a1?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:40:00 GMT Joy Wiltermuth Joseph Adinolfi MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto WP-MKTW-0005191032 More people under 30 are using gambling as a shortcut to buying a home or paying student loans https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sports-betting-to-build-wealth-is-becoming-the-new-american-dream-1e29b728?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:14:00 GMT Beth Pinsker Getty Images WP-MKTW-0005191332 Rising yields threaten everything, especially overextended equities. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bond-market-is-going-to-burst-the-stock-market-bubble-1c6f0971?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:06:00 GMT Brett Arends MarketWatch/iStockphoto WP-MKTW-0005190436 Doctors and patients are excited about the possible breakthrough, but some analysts believe there’s too much hype. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/modernas-personalized-mrna-shot-could-reshape-the-fight-against-skin-cancer-but-it-may-also-be-overhyped-a6f1bc88?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:01:00 GMT Jaimy Lee MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto WP-MKTW-0005189991 The neoclouds are destined to be “cyclical leasing companies,” according to BCA analyst Noah Weisberger, which implies low valuations for the stocks. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/neocloud-stocks-like-coreweave-are-having-a-moment-and-times-running-out-to-cash-in-8aca34c8?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:20:00 GMT Philip van Doorn MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto WP-MKTW-0005189609 “Grandma feels that she was pressured by my mother into taking out a $50,000 HELOC.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/there-is-considerable-tension-my-grandmother-99-wants-to-cut-my-mother-out-of-her-will-should-i-intervene-5e8f408e?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:15:00 GMT Quentin Fottrell Getty Images WP-MKTW-0005190464 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubled down on his department’s intervention in the bond market, saying the Treasury could make additional moves and that its buybacks may be bigger than what was initially announced. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bessent-suggests-treasury-could-intervene-again-in-bond-market-we-have-a-big-tool-kit-358829e1?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:09:00 GMT Victor Reklaitis Greg Robb Getty Images WP-MKTW-0005191194 The “Fed Model” has turned bearish — how much should you care? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-rising-rates-were-enough-to-end-a-bull-market-wed-have-entered-a-bear-market-long-ago-0c6790a0?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:03:00 GMT Mark Hulbert Agence France-Presse/Getty Image WP-MKTW-0005186993 “I’d love for our son to be able to attend college without needing to take out student loans.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/our-4-year-old-son-has-100-000-in-his-529-account-should-we-buy-him-stocks-instead-3ca745b2?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT Quentin Fottrell Getty Images WP-MKTW-0005188498 Montorie Foster Jr. of the Seattle Seahawks got his real-estate license before becoming a Super Bowl champion. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-brought-my-super-bowl-ring-to-the-open-houses-seahawks-player-shares-story-of-getting-his-real-estate-license-4372785a?mod=mw_rss_topstories Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:20:00 GMT Weston Blasi Eakin Howard/Getty Images